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How NOT to get the job you really, really want

By Jim Stroud
September 30, 2010
How NOT to get the job you really, really want

Have you considered renting a billboard and promoting your resume that way? If you have, can I make a suggestion? PLEASE DON’T do that. Mark4Hire <– Did it work? No. HirePasha <– Did it work? No, but she started her own company. God bless her. How much did it cost Continue Reading

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How to Get The Job You Really, Really Want (Part 3)

By Jim Stroud
September 29, 2010
How to Get The Job You Really, Really Want (Part 3)

Let’s imagine that you are a Software Engineer and your dream job is to work for Microsoft and develop the next version of Halo. Do you want to stack the deck in your favor? Try this sneaky / strategic move. Find a resume of someone already working there and match Continue Reading

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How to Get The Job You Really, Really Want (Part 2)

By Jim Stroud
September 28, 2010
How to Get The Job You Really, Really Want (Part 2)

In my last post I mentioned Linkedin, so in this one I am going to keep that vibe going. In this post, I am going to go a bit deeper in what I posted yesterday. In so many words, find people who work for a company you are interested in Continue Reading

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How To Get the Job You Really, Really Want (Part 1)

By Jim Stroud
September 27, 2010
How To Get the Job You Really, Really Want (Part 1)

A very good friend of mine is a brilliant fellow named Otis Collier. We have worked together on several occasions and are planning to do a VERY cool project together in the near-future, but more on that later. I wanted to share with you guys a job hunting strategy that Continue Reading

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Top 10 Jobs that will (most likely and least likely) Be Outsourced

By Jim Stroud
September 23, 2010
Top 10 Jobs that will (most likely and least likely) Be Outsourced

Nancy Folbre is an economic professor at the University of Massachusetts and by all-accounts, she is one smart cookie. Case in point, she did a report on “The Polarization of Job Opportunities in the US Labor Market” that said (among other things) that “Employment growth is ‘polarizing’ into relatively high-skill, Continue Reading

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